Surname:
Adamstown Brick Works (Industry)
Source:
Newcastle Morning Herald
Details:
Mr. Pendleberry, the enterprising proprietor of the brick works near Adamstown has just opened a kiln of machine made ornamental bricks, the first made in the district
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Adamstown Brick Works (Industry)
Source:
Newcastle Morning Herald
Details:
The brick trade at the Adamstown yards is brisk at present and all are working regularly. At the large steam brickworks recently purchased by Messrs. T. and W. Cowan, builders and contractors from Mr. T. Cottrell, work is proceeding at high pressure to meet the orders in hand and the daily output averages between 10,000 and 15,000. Everything has worked smoothly with the new proprietors and each kiln of bricks burnt has given satisfaction. The proprietors have installed new pumping machinery and enlarged the loft over the dry press machine. It is capable of holding material sufficient for making 15,000 bricks. It was originally intended to construct a patent kiln, but that idea has been abandoned and it has now been decided to erect an ordinary kiln capable of holding 60,000 bricks. At present 23 men employed on the works. Realising the improtance of the brick works to the municipality the council will as soon as funds permit complete the Wood street route to the works. That will give a convenient outlet in all weathers for the brick carts
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Arnott (Industry)
Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
Details:
William Arnott advertising his Biscuit Manufactory situated next door to Messrs Simpson and Miller, Hunter Street, Newcastle
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Ash and Norsworthy, Newcastle (Industry)
Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
Details:
Plumbers, Lead light workers, glazieers, painters etc
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Barrow (Industry), Stockton
Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
Details:
Purification of kerosene oil
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Blaxland (Industry)
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
Details:
John McNamara per ship Ann and Amelia in the service of Mr. G Blaxland charged with neglect of duty in absenting himself from his masters premises of which he had charge. Mr. G. Blaxland junior states; the prisoner has charge of my fathers salt works when I am elsewhere engaged. For some time past I have had reason to be dissatisfied with his conduct and I desired the constables to look after him having been informed that he has taken every advantage of my absence to absent himself from the premises entrusted to his charge, especially at night when his presence there is most required to protect the property from depredation. William Turvey constable states - for some time past I have frequently met the prisoner in the town in the evenings about dusk, but he has always told me he was going on his masters business. last night I met him in the street after dark and took him into custody and apprized Mr. Blaxland of my having done so. The prisoner admitted the charge and was sentenced to 50 lashes
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Bloomfield Boiling Down Establishment (Industry)
Details:
Thomas Haydon advertising new boiling down facility
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Bowtell (Industry)
Place:
The Glebe, Newcastle
Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
Details:
Joseph Bowtell opening his Brickyard at the Glebe
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Burwood Colliery (Newcastle, Industry)
Place:
Burwood Colliery Newcastle
Details:
H & J. Donaldson advertising to employ a few steady miners.industrious men could earn 10/- per day
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Burwood Copper Smelter (Industry)
Details:
Vessel 'Wanderer' sailed on 2nd Sept., for Sydney with coals and 3 1/2 tons copper in tiles and ingots being a sample of the maiden produce of the Newcastle Copper Smelting Company's works at Burwood
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Burwood Copper Smelter (Newcastle) (Industry)
Place:
Dr. Mitchell s Burwood Estate
Details:
Situated in a small glen 3 miles from Newcastle. Surrounded with hills forming a natural amphitheatre abutting on the shore known as the Long Beach. Superintendent Mr. Morgan
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Burwood Copper Smelting Works (Industry)
Details:
First consignment of copper ore received per the Catherine. Smelting operations to commence soon as furnaces etc almost completed
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Burwood Estate (Industry)
Details:
Copper smelter developed by James Mitchell in 1846
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Burwood mine (Industry)
Details:
Being steadily worked by the Messrs. Donaldson
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Burwood Mines (Industry)
Details:
Cargo of coals from Donaldson's Burwood mines to San Francisco on the ship 'Chief'
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Buxton (industry)
Details:
Mr. Thomas Buxton senior was one of the earlier residents in Newcastle. Years ago when the Rev. Threlkeld was mining for coal at Lake Macquarie, Mr. Buxton had a sawpit in that locaility and married his wife from the rev. gentlemans house. He continued the sawpit for a considerable time and later started a shop in the city, somewhere about the site of the shop now occupied by Abel and Co. This business was attended to by Mrs. Buxton whose maiden name was Mary Timmins. As the business increased the sawpit was given up and a much larger establishment occupied on the site now occupied by Sorby and Co and afterwards known as the Steam Packet Hotel. Here business flourished and Mr. Buxton rapidly accumulated money and property, acquiring the whole block from the Steam Packet Inn to the Centennial Hotel and the whole of the land from the corner where the Crystal Palace Hotel now stands to Alderman Millers shop. In many respects he was a quaint man and one of his characteristics was a passion for gold. Sovereigns were none too plentiful in the old days and the story is tole that he would give twenty one shillings at any time for a sovereign. If so, it was probably done because sovereigns were more easily stored than paper money. There were no banks in Newcastle at the time, and it is said that many of the old residents were in the habit of entrusting their money to his keeping each account being kept separate, and the money placed in a jar bearing the customers name and deposited upon shelves in a specially prepared room
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Dempsey Island Salt Works (Industry))
Details:
The Dempsey Island Salt Works reported to be in a forward state. The proprietor, Mr. Dixon being desirous of commencing operations as soon as possible
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Donaldson (Industry)
Details:
Eleven year old James Patrick who was employed as a driver on the tramway at Burwood, seriously injured when he fell from the wagon and the wheel passed over his leg
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Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
Details:
Colonial Black Tweed manufactured by Fisher and Donaldson. Believed to be the first black cloth manufactured in the colony
Surname:
Fisher and Donaldson Stockton Tweed Manufactory (Industry)
Details:
J.S. Barnett, Adelaide agent. Showing first consignment of tweeds to S.A. market
